Webinar: How Confident are You in Your Proof Statement Speaker: David Grawrock, CGWhen: Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:Elizabeth Shown Mills in Evidence Explained section 1.6 talks about providing qualifiers to indicate how confident the author is in their proof statements and arguments. Many genealogists do not understand the need…
A sincere thank you goes out to the genealogy speakers that volunteered their time and expertise to make the VGA Birthday Party possible! They are all amazing people and wonderful speakers! Please visit their websites and consider them as speakers for genealogical societies that you are involved with: Melissa Barker:…
VGA turns 4 years old at the end of April and is planning a Birthday Party in which all are invited to attend! Genealogy games, presentations, door prizes, and FUN are all on the agenda! When: Saturday, April 30th, 2022Zoom Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArceyoqzkqGNANpQql4rNKojff5WvfsCXi Please share the link with your genealogy…
Enjoy this quick interview with genealogy speaker, Lynn Broderick: To learn more about Lynn’s upcoming VGA program, click here: https://virtualgenealogy.org/2022/04/08/its-all-about-ethics-using-dna-with-integrity-by-lynn-broderick/ Find Lynn at: Website: https://thesingleleaf.com/ APG: https://www.apgen.org/users/lynn-broderick Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesingleleaf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesingleleaf/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgLhOdjBsFmfrjQRy4Pl5bQ
Enjoy this video of a quick interview with Janice Nickerson: To learn more about Janice’s upcoming VGA program, click here: https://virtualgenealogy.org/2022/04/06/a-is-for-almanacs-by-janice-nickerson/ Find Janice at: Website: http://www.uppercanadagenealogy.com/ APG: https://www.apgen.org/users/janice-nickerson Crime and Punishment in Upper Canada: A Research’s Guide by Janice Nickerson: https://www.amazon.com/Crime-Punishment-Upper-Canada-Researchers/dp/1525245074/
Webinar: It’s All About Ethics! Using DNA with IntegritySpeaker: Lynn BroderickWhen: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 8:00pm Eastern Program Description:Ethical actions help maintain access to using DNA results as a genealogical source. This session provides a brief history of the development of genetic genealogy’s ethical standards, questions to ask in light of personal…
VGA members has access to all of the past program recordings for 6-months after the live event. One of those recordings this year was by Mary McKee of Findmypast sharing the program: Introducing the 1921 Census of England & Wales. Findmypast was waiting until they completed their tour of promoting…
Webinar: A is for AlmanacsSpeaker: Janice NickersonWhen: Saturday, April 9th, 2022 at 11:00am Eastern Program Description:Almanacs were among the very few books our ancestors typically owned. These information-packed volumes were immensely helpful to our ancestors, and can be worth their weight in gold for genealogists today. This lecture will show you how to…
The following Google Form: https://forms.gle/ahZj1sa4o5gKhnV98 is a Call for Volunteer Proposals for the Virtual Genealogical Association’s (VGA) 4th Birthday Party on Saturday, April 30th, 2022. The tentative time frame is 10:00am – 1:00pm Eastern. That may change due to the proposals received. The deadline for Submission is Saturday, April 9th,…
VGA members met with host, Sunny Morton, and the author’s M J Lee and James M. Beidler for the March 22, 2022 VGA Book Club meeting. The books that were discussed were: The Family Tree Historical Newspapers Guide: How to Find Your Ancestors in Archived Newspapers by James M. Beidler The…
